Man Gave Name to All the Animals Songtext

von Townes van Zandt

Chorus
Em
Man gave name to all the animals,
B Em
In the beginning, in the beginning.

Man gave name to all the animals,
B Em
In the beginning, long time ago.
Em B
He saw an animal that liked to growl,
Em
Big fury paws and he liked to howl.
A
Great big fury back and fury hair,
B Em
Ah, think I'll call it a bear.

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He saw an animal up on the hill,
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled.
He saw milk coming out, but he didn't know how,
Ah, think I'll call it a cow.

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He saw an animal that liked to snort,
Horns on his head and they weren't too short,
It looked like there was nothin' that he couldn't pull,
Ah, think I'll call it a bull.

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He saw an animal leavin' a muddy trail,
Real dirty face and a curly tail,
He wasn't too small, and he wasn't too big,
Ah, think I'll call it a pig.

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Next animal that he did meet,
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet,
Eating grass on a mountain side so steep,
Ah, think I'll call it a sheep.

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He saw an animal as smooth as glass,
Slithering his way through the grass,
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake